Title :
Advances in diode-laser-based lidar for profiling atmospheric water vapor
Author :
Spuler, Scott ; Repasky, Kevin ; Morley, Bruce ; Moen, Drew ; Weckwerth, Tammy ; Hayman, Matt ; Nehrir, Amin
Author_Institution :
Nat. Center for Atmos. Res., Earth Observing Lab., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
The design of an advanced diode laser based differential absorption lidar (DIAL) is discussed which is capable of measuring water vapor profiles over a wide range of atmospheric conditions. The instrument was field tested for 50 days and the results were compared to collocated instrumentation.
Keywords :
light absorption; measurement by laser beam; optical radar; semiconductor lasers; water; H2O; atmospheric conditions; atmospheric water vapor; diode laser based differential absorption lidar; time 50 day; water vapor profile measurement; Absorption; Atmospheric measurements; Clouds; Instruments; Laser radar; Optical transmitters; Pollution measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
